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Subject:Re: "Granny Cars" (Element, Scion, etc)
From:Jeff Lincoln
Date:Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:38:43 -0500

What's wrong with me? I would love to have a Jeep too.

The demographic thing is spot on though. I'm not sure why such vehicles are
so far outside the expected demographic. I was wondering if I would think
the Element was so cool if I was 20 something instead of 30 something.

On 12/22/06, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
>
> I noticed that also.  In fact, one of my S.O.s older lady friends recently
> joined us at a bike race/camping trip in S. Utah.  We had the "new" 84 van
> and she had a recently bought Element.  She was lamenting selling HER van
> the whole weekend as she saw us climbing into bed or cooking in comfort or
> pulling things out of the fridge.
>
> Another vehicle that surprises me by having an odd 'driver demographic' is
> the Jeep.  Whenever I see one of the 'old style' traditional smaller
> jeeps...a cj or something...it is almost invariably driven by a young woman
> on city streets..Wassup there?
> Don Hanson
>

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Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)